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Ofsted says behaviour is improving. Teachers beg to differ

Ofsted says behaviour is improving. Teachers beg to differ

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More from this theme Recent articles The number of schools being marked down on behaviour by Ofsted has plunged by more than half since Covid – despite teachers saying classroom disruption is increasing. Some have suggested it shows Ofsted inspectors have “lost their nerve” to award grades that are less than ‘good’. But others say schools are getting better at handling behaviour – and the data reflects that. In the 2019-20 academic year, 19.9 per cent of schools were rated ‘requires improvement’ or ‘inadequate’ for behaviour and attitudes. This more than halved to just 7.7 per cent last year. But, according to the government’s latest national behaviour survey, published last year, three-quarters of teachers said misbehaviour had stopped or interrupted teaching in at least some lessons that week – a 12 percentage point rise on the previous year. Headteacher Sam Strickland, an expert on behaviour, said it “often features as a key push factor for why people leave teaching”. “But there appears to be something of a disconnect between Ofsted judgments for behaviour and what …

We are all bad at choosing random numbers in our own unique way

We are all bad at choosing random numbers in our own unique way

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Picking a truly random number is harder than you think aryna Terletska/Getty Images People are generally bad at producing random actions, but now it seems that we are all uniquely bad in our own way. This makes it possible to predict how an individual will act randomly, which could have implications for data security and choosing suitably strong passwords. Psychologists already know that we struggle with randomness – ask people to name a random colour, and a majority will say “blue”, while the most frequent answer for a random number between 1 and 10 is 7. Source link

Scottish teachers to strike over pupil behaviour – my research shows what they’re dealing with

Scottish teachers to strike over pupil behaviour – my research shows what they’re dealing with

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Teachers at a school in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, are planning industrial action – not over pay but the behaviour of their pupils. It’s not the first time school staff in Scotland have taken this step. Teachers at a school in Glasgow took strike action in 2022 over “violent and abusive” pupil behaviour. A 2024 survey of staff in Aberdeen found that many had experienced violence and more than a third had been physically assaulted. Pupil behaviour is one factor – among others – severely affecting the wellbeing of teachers, as shown in my recent research with colleagues. Our national research project on teacher workload is a collaboration between the University of the West of Scotland, Cardiff Metropolitan University and Birmingham City University. We asked 1,834 teachers in primary, secondary and special schools in Scotland to fill out online diaries, logging how they spent their time over one week in March 2024. We found that long hours and high pressure were putting significant strain on teachers’ personal and professional lives. Time pressures Our study found that …

£10m behaviour hubs programme to end – but what next?

£10m behaviour hubs programme to end – but what next?

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Ministers are ‘considering different ways on how to build the programme’, but it will end in its current form soon Ministers are ‘considering different ways on how to build the programme’, but it will end in its current form soon More from this theme Recent articles The government’s £10 million behaviour hubs scheme will end in its current form in March, the Department for Education has confirmed. Ministers are “considering different ways on how to build the programme”, a spokesperson told Schools Week. It is the latest hubs scheme to face the chop as the Labour administration takes the axe to Conservative-era initiatives to save cash. Among options being considered is “build[ing] school support for behaviour and attendance into the new regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) teams”, which are being rolled out from this month. Launched in 2021, the behaviour hubs programme matches “lead” schools and MATs, known for having an “exemplary” culture, with “partner” schools looking to improve behaviour. Behaviour is worsening The move to end the scheme comes despite a surge …

Good sex and relationships education can help teens understand when behaviour is abusive or controlling

Good sex and relationships education can help teens understand when behaviour is abusive or controlling

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Nearly half of young people aged between 13 and 17 who have been in a relationship in the past year have experienced violent or controlling behaviour, according to a recent survey from charity the Youth Endowment Fund. The finding comes from a survey of 10,000 young people in England and Wales, of which 27% had been in a relationship in the past year. This evidence of abuse in teen relationships comes against a background of sexual harassment and abuse perpetrated by young people against their peers. Over half of the 106,984 child sexual abuse cases in 2022 – the most recent data – in England and Wales involved reported offences by young people aged between ten and 17. This is a rise of 7.6% from 2021. A 2021 survey by schools regulator Ofsted found that sexual harassment is a common aspect of school life for a majority of pupils. The Everyone’s Invited website, an online space for survivors of sexual abuse to anonymously share their stories, has received over 50,000 testimonials of sexual harassment and …

Teachers want to quit over pupil behaviour

Teachers want to quit over pupil behaviour

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More from this theme Recent articles Job and pay satisfaction among teachers and leaders has increased, but poor behaviour is making them want to quit the classroom. A major government survey shows average working hours have dropped slightly after a rise last year, but leaders are still working 11 hour weeks and teachers are more stressed. The latest wave of the national working lives of teachers and leaders survey shows an improving picture in some aspects of the job, but a worsening situation in others. The survey of more than 10,000 teachers and leaders working in English state schools was conducted between January and March of this year Here are six key findings… 1. More staff happy with pay, but most still aren’t The proportion of teachers and leaders reporting they were satisfied with their salary jumped by 10 percentage points, from 20 per cent in 2023 to 30 per cent this year. The figure was 26 per cent in 2022. However, 58 per cent remain dissatisfied with their salary. A quarter were satisfied with …

Pupils saw standards slip on £10m programme

Pupils saw standards slip on £10m programme

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More from this theme Recent articles Pupils in schools supported through a £10 million government scheme to improve behaviour say it actually got worse, an interim evaluation report found. However staff reported much more “positive” changes in behaviour, and also felt “more supported” after the scheme. Schools in the poorest areas also benefitted more, the Department for Education-commissioned report, released this morning, showed. Staff positive, pupils less so Launched in 2021, the behaviour hubs programme, led by government tsar Tom Bennett, matches “lead” schools, which are known for having a good culture, with “partner” schools looking to improve. Tom Bennett More than 650 have been given support either through a “core” 12-month offer, a one-year “extended” plan for those needing personalised help or a two-year course for MATs wanting to implement change across several academies.  When comparing the results of surveys conducted in the first term of the programme to those received towards its end, pupil reported a “negative but small” change in behaviour. Overall, the proportion “rating behaviour positively decreased from 27 per cent …

Unfair decisions by AI could make us indifferent to bad behaviour by humans

Unfair decisions by AI could make us indifferent to bad behaviour by humans

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Artificial intelligence (AI) makes important decisions that affect our everyday lives. These decisions are implemented by firms and institutions in the name of efficiency. They can help determine who gets into college, who lands a job, who receives medical treatment and who qualifies for government assistance. As AI takes on these roles, there is a growing risk of unfair decisions – or the perception of them by those people affected. For example, in college admissions or hiring, these automated decisions can unintentionally favour certain groups of people or those with certain backgrounds, while equally qualified but underrepresented applicants get overlooked. Or, when used by governments in benefit systems, AI may allocate resources in ways that worsen social inequality, leaving some people with less than they deserve and a sense of unfair treatment. Together with an international team of researchers, we examined how unfair resource distribution – whether handled by AI or a human – influences people’s willingness to act against unfairness. The results have been published in the journal Cognition. With AI becoming more embedded …

Ariana Grande apologises over backstage behaviour after claims by actress

Ariana Grande apologises over backstage behaviour after claims by actress

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US star Ariana Grande has apologised for “offending” Elvira, after the actress claimed the pop star snubbed her during a meet and greet. The Mistress Of The Dark star, real name Cassandra Peterson, spoke about her encounter with actress and singer Grande during a question and answer panel in California. Peterson said Grande asked for around 20 tickets to her show several years ago and, while backstage, asked if she would take pictures with “all of her friends and relatives”. “I take a picture with every single one of them. I sign autographs for every single one of them,” Peterson said during the panel, which she later posted on Instagram. “Then I say to her ‘can we take a photo together’ and she goes ‘No, I’d rather not’… and then she left before my show started, all her relatives stayed.” At the end of the video, Peterson laughs when someone on stage said “she’s playing the wrong witch” – referencing Grande’s role in the film adaption of Wicked in which she plays Glinda, the Good …

Jay Blades: BBC presenter denies coercive behaviour towards wife | UK News

Jay Blades: BBC presenter denies coercive behaviour towards wife | UK News

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BBC presenter Jay Blades has denied engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour towards his wife. The 54-year-old, who fronts primetime show The Repair Shop, entered a not guilty plea at Worcester Crown Court on Friday. Wearing a dark suit and tie, Blades, of Claverley in Shropshire, spoke only to confirm his identity to the court clerk and to enter his plea. The charge alleges the controlling and coercive behaviour took place between 1 January 2023 and 12 September this year. It alleges his behaviour had a “serious effect” on his partner Lisa-Marie Zbozen, “namely that it caused her to fear on at least two occasions that violence would be used against her”. Ms Zbozen announced in an Instagram post on 2 May that the pair’s relationship was over. Blades appeared before the Recorder of Worcester, Judge James Burbidge KC, who rejected an application for part of the proceedings to be heard in private. A “short-form” copy of the indictment was read to Blades before he entered his plea. A more detailed version of the charge …